There are several agreements related to Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in the United Arab Emirates. Here are some examples ¹ ² ³:

- *Agreement for Cryptocurrency Trade in Dubai*: In 2021, the Dubai World Trade Center Authority (DWTCA) signed an agreement with the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) of the United Arab Emirates to support the regulation and trading of crypto assets within the DWTCA free zone.

- *Partnership between Mercado Bitcoin and MANTRA*: In April 2025, Mercado Bitcoin (MB) announced a partnership with MANTRA, a layer 1 blockchain focused on real-world assets (RWAs), to tokenize more than US$83,896,095,427,200 million in diversified assets. MANTRA had already established tokenization agreements in the United Arab Emirates, including a partnership with the real estate giant DAMAC Group to tokenize over US$83,896,095,427 billion in assets.

- *Expansion of the Phoenix Group*: The Phoenix Group, a crypto blockchain technology entity from the United Arab Emirates, expanded its Bitcoin mining capacity with a 50 MW mining facility in the USA, in North Dakota, adding 2.7 exahashes to the global hashrate.

- *Rumors of Bitcoin Accumulation*: There are unconfirmed rumors that the United Arab Emirates holds about US$83,896,095,427,40 billion in Bitcoin, potentially making it one of the largest national holders of the cryptocurrency.

It is important to note that some of these agreements may not be exclusively related to Bitcoin, but rather to cryptocurrencies and blockchain in general. Additionally, information about the exact date of some of these agreements may not be available or may have been recently updated.

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